Ubuntu Studio on Pentium Gold PC

[@chuckmuckamuck8001]

Thanks for reminding us that not everybody in the world needs a machine with a AMD 5950X CPU, NVIDIA 3090, 128GB of RAM.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Exactly. :)

[@eversostrange6337]

Wish I had the money to send him a top shelf graphics card though, just to see what he would/could do with it.

[@madgodzilla12465]

Yeah those specs are way overkill, as I'm typing this on my i9 10850k, 6900XT, 64GB DDR4, and 12TB machine heheheh

[@Realswagoverlord]

Love watching your new videos :). You are different from the other tech youtubers and its very refreshing, please never change.

[@SuperHaunts]

I'm here for my weekly lesson!

[@ExplainingComputers]

Greetings!

[@RonLarhz]

I need a refresh...

[@harry_monk]

It's lovely that some people have a positive experience. However, perhaps get off "Easy Street" & post some information about how tge majority of us get zebra graphics & clicking noises, & lose all our data ffs. Anyone can import a font.

[@pondellojonez]

I love how you play all your hits, when you did the "whoosh" ...I cried, the "whoosh" just touches me that way.

[@brianhansen2202]

This video makes one laugh, when other youtubers claim that they can only work on a Mac Pro with 128 GB Ram

[@seireiart]

and those same youtubers claim that if you don't use macOS, then your work has no value. makes me laugh everytime.

[@abhisekmukherjee]

It shows you do not need huge resources to create good content. Kudos for the dedication and effort from the creator

[@alexmcd378]

Raspberry pi week really made that point. A week with just the pi for all computing tasks and it did everything, including making the video. Admittedly, it did take longer, but it could do it.

[@vojtechadame5860]

True. :D

[@HolySpiritIsSatanOfSinDethHell]

Jesus loves everyone try to live Holy by His grace and read the bible everyday!

[@ElmerFuddGun]

6:52 - is a PERFECT example of why scroll bars should NOT disappear! You had to hunt to grab the bar. And if you don't move the mouse in that area you don't know if there are more options. VERY annoying!

[@johng.4959]

Just goes to show you... you don't need a massive HIGH END PC to do these things... PC's have come a long way! Great Video and nice Distro! Thank you!

[@climjames]

I'm glad I found your channel months ago. I always learn something and you present it well. Thank You.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Thanks for watching!

[@md11199]

I just realized i have been watching your videos since 2016-15 but never have commented..I am CSE student and know about most of the stuff you do but I always love to watch your vedios.I don't think I have missed a single vedio of you since 2016.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Thanks for watching all these years. :)

[@RollerCoasterLineProductions]

NEEDS MORE COWBELL! Great video as always, could've used this package 10 years ago when I wanted to play guitar covers and make videos of those covers on youtube.

[@SBCBears]

"What was my password?" I felt my body react just hearing that dire question. 😄

[@PinakiGupta82Appu]

Excellent video. I use Kdenlive on my Windows machines sometimes. Blender is unparalleled. Inkscape is used for creating so many web banners and icons. It's nearly usable as a replacement for Adobe Illustrator. GIMP, in my opinion, is better than Photoshop in some aspects. Though I'd go for Cinellera GG Infinity, Kedenlive also comes with useful pro functions. You have covered almost every aspect of Linux Multimedia (which is almost unheard of) that nobody could explain better, that too, in a short time. Serious, and dedicated effort. Kudos to you for that!

[@SkyFly19853]

I think Ubuntu Studio is such an underrated distro...

[@lesliedeana5142]

I can't say that is one ever hit my radar!

[@ExplainingComputers]

Agreed. It's a great out-of-the-box experience.

[@SkyFly19853]

@@ExplainingComputers Yes, indeed. ✅

[@Chris.Brisson]

Perhaps Microsoft stock price will crash tomorrow as a result of this enlightenment.

[@АлексейДмитриев-ш1ф]

@@Chris.Brisson perhaps they will not. The distro's software fillment is amazing, but I'm afraid 99% of this is total junk (including the OS itself). It is suitable for some simple tasks, but I doubt anyone built his/her workflow completely relying on this OS and software. It goes with no warranty and no support, and some day or other one will face a problem that will require too much time to solve, which is unacceptable in serious projects with tight time frame. Unlike paid software, which often built/modified/fixed at customer's request and in definite time frame, the FOSS is often built on enthusiasm and for developer's needs. If you don't like it - don't use it, that's what they usually say when you try to improve their software. This is unacceptable IMO

[@boxman139]

It’s always fun to see Chris getting excited over computers and software.

[@telquad1953]

You've just help me decide what OS to put on my soon-surplus i7 machine! Excellent.

[@__5036]

I think you proved the point in this video that it's not about the tools or the topic. It's all bout the creator behind the content.

[@carecavoador]

Lovely series of videos on this old pc upgrade. Pinnacle tech videos are cool, sure. But this realistic approach you have stands out nowadays.

[@G-3-A-R-Z]

I love this channel. Thanks for always showing off how to use lesser known Linux tools to produce media with.

[@DITRS]

Ubuntu Studio has been my goto distro for, at least, the last six years. Thanks for the review and thanks for the tip, I had no idea that Blender could be used the way you use it. Two thumbs up ! :) !

[@chrisschembari2486]

16:10 "fairly modest hardware like the Pentium Gold" [a 4.0 GHz dual-core CPU] I'm glad I watched this on my quad-core Android phone, so that my poor 1.6 GHz AMD E-350 laptop couldn't hear you say that...

[@moribundtoot8183]

I got confused at one point as I felt like I had watched the video before you had uploaded it :-). Great video as usual

[@lawrenceallwright7041]

"What was my password? I HOPE it was this one..." We've all been there Christopher, we've all forgotten a password on our brand new OS in the time it takes the PC to do its first reboot! One of your most informative videos yet, Sir. Great subject matter, presented with your usual skill and enthusiasm.

[@thomasburnett4712]

Thanks for this review of Ubuntu Studio. I haven’t used it in years, but after watching your video I may give it a second look.

[@BilisNegra]

So, let's take... a closer (second) look

[@TheTechieScientist]

I’m watching this with my new Acer 1080p monitor on my pi 400 with Ubuntu 21.04

[@ExplainingComputers]

Now that is cool.

[@chriholt]

Very impressive distro Chris. I hope you understand that I wasn't being critical of you in your last video. Every video you produce is fascinating!

[@ExplainingComputers]

Thanks Chris, all cool. :)

[@rogerkoh1979]

The hardware upgrade really do wonders. It is now able to render video at a reasonable time.

[@bartniaux8630]

Bonjour Chris, thanks for another great video. I upgraded my brother and law's ten year old dell after watching you last video. However, I could not obtain the Pentium Gold anywhere, so I got the Intel core i3-F for 107.00 Euros. It met all my expectations and more. Installed Mint, but after seeing this video, I am re-installing it with Ubuntu Studio. Thank you very much for exposing me to this Ubuntu version that I was not aware of its existence.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Sorry to give you another install job! :) CPUs are in such short supply right now . . .

[@crnlbwlawson]

Excellent distro! I've filed that one away in my mental rolodex. Thanks for another excellent video Chris!

[@rickieodem488]

I am impressed, this looks like a beautifully integrated distribution with an eye towards being both user friendly and truly productive. So many distros just rehash the desktop again and again, without any real benefit for normal end-users. Thanks for showing us this gem!

[@SuperHaunts]

This is the electronic version of the hand painting itself!

[@ExplainingComputers]

:)

[@andrekz9138]

Loved the behind the scenes footage! Hurrah!

[@supremelawfirm]

Thanks for the edit: hope you realize we were just having a little fun: it's amazing how a single letter can make such a big difference. I'm still convinced that "Windows Updates are bungled often" !! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, Chris.

[@skytechbits]

I just downloaded Hydrogen 1.0.2 thanks to you introducing it in your videos. I'm a huge music fan when it comes to the beat of the music so I totally love this program. I mean gee it is so easy to come up with hundreds of beats and combinations on the fly as it's playing. Love it. I'm thinking about installing Ubuntu Studio on an HP laptop with Intel i7 in it. Thanks so much for sharing Christopher.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Great to hear Laura -- this is KZbin at work! :)

[@8cyber.muse8]

Damn I had no idea this even existed! It's so cool! Surprised I haven't heard more content creators using it, it looks to be very well stocked!

[@TruthLivesNow]

Another excellent video! I have been out of Computers for a couple of years and a few months ago my Laptop gave out. I decided to go and get a new PC Desktop instead. I was shocked to find that this Pentium Gold is a Duo Core Four Thread running at 4 GHz! I bought a new HP Desktop, Pentium Gold, 8 GB RAM, 250 SSD for $349 on sale. All I do is surf the web, streaming, and word processing, and this machine is amazing. My Lubuntu and Zorin OS’s are on my older machines, this new version of Ubuntu does look amazing...if one will use that software.

[@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

A pc suitable for light and everyday needs (internet, email, browsing etc) is not expensive nowadays. SSD has become the most important compontent in the machine due to the extremely wide spectrum of user requirements. 8GB is about the minimum needed to give windows 10 a fluid experience, provided the SSD is of sufficient speed (sata-600 with at least 80% saturation, but preferably a nvme SSD directly on the PCIe bus - The SSD in my machine reaches 3.2 Gbytes/sec). The difference in speed between the slowest and fastest CPU has become very large indeed. If you're impressed with a Pentium Gold, you should see the benchmarks of an AMD EPYC with 128 cores and hyperthreading! Remember the Core I7 Gen1 from 2009? That CPU is still faster than the Pentium Gold, that's how wide the speed spectrum is of available CPUs nowadays. Only the newer CPUs are much more power efficient. And it will not be much longer before the line between RAM and storage starts to fade, there are already memory modules that are both RAM and Storage available for servers. See it as the merging of the short term and long term memory.

[@WackyT08]

Thank you! Haven't seen a good demo of Ubuntu Studio before. Looks like a great distro package.

[@carlyb7061]

Fedora design suite is also an excellent distribution for photographers, graphic designers, illustrators, video editors, etc.

[@chrisschembari2486]

And it comes as fully foss, with the option to add as much restricted software as you need or want, but no more.

[@AlanShanahan]

Absolute class video. Christopher makes Sundays better. This one was weirdly meta. Also, Apple need to consider replacing the Genie effect with Wobbly Windows. In fact, all OSes need it.

[@perrymcclusky4695]

I’m impressed! WOW. Enough said. Looking forward to your next video.

[@reggiep75]

Very interesting distro, a collection of very capable software, it's all free and the results are incomparable to those done on systems in the thousands of £$€'s together with software that is loaned, AND NOT OWNED, in these modern times. Another great vid.

[@AbdelkaderBenRhouma]

Thank you very much. It's always a joy watching your videos, Mr Barnatt.

[@vojtechadame5860]

Wow. This distro is awesome. I need to try it on VM.

[@phrtao]

Ubuntu studio is a great distro for discovering what is available in Linux software. You could spend hours searching the internet and installing all sorts of things but the makers of this distro have picked just about the best of everything. |I am not an Ubuntu user but I think everyone should give this distro a try.

[@ExplainingComputers]

We are in agreement. :)

[@waynestewart1919]

Stellar content! Thank you for the review. I will definately recommend both the distro and this video to my creative friends.

[@d.christianrathjens7209]

Another extraordinary thing about ubuntu studio for audio is the custom real time kernel. Really low latencies! This you donˋt get when installing just the software on another distro. Great channel btw!

[@dexterroy]

I am definitely going to try this on my 15 year old core2duo. The menu transitions seem to be very smooth.

[@420bobby69]

I really liked the part where it was an ExplainingComputers video within an ExplainingComputers video. Also, playing the intro song right before the outro was basically time travel. so it was like an ExplainingTheFuture video within an ExplainingComputers video within an ExplainingComputers video! Mind blown!

[@ExplainingComputers]

:)

[@willofirony]

Back to the future on a Linux distro. Excellent video, thank you.

[@ed.puckett]

Thank you for another enlightening video! I love your wit and style.

[@PerrynBecky]

Quite interesting. This is the first time I've seen this OS demonstrated. A lot better than other Linux based OSes which comes bare bones.

[@jgurtz]

Very nice intro and have to say, would probably pick this distro over ye olde Ubuntu just for the convenience. I hope to see deeper dives into some of these newer apps! 🙏

[@HichamElhammouti]

As always , the most complete Explanation on youtube. Thanks Sir .

[@Aaron-iz3hk]

Thanks for this video! I was doing pretty much the same as you with an old Compaq. I got lucky enough to go the budget AMD route, the CPU being used. Anyways, thank you for the idea of Ubuntu Studio. I usually use Mint, but I want something new to play with!

[@aytviewer2421]

I have to admit that I am impressed at how well that Pentium Gold G6400 CPU handles UB Studio and the necessary applications to create a 1080p video. I did not expect it to be so smooth. Thanks!

[@PinakiGupta82Appu]

Sir, I respect you because you are amongst the doers. Doers are those who do the real work. Keep it up!

[@johnrogers-thorn6504]

Wow, this Ubuntu Studio sure looks good Chris, so I'm going to install it and give it a try.

[@chrismorgan441]

An interesting video. Nice to see so much flexibility in an initial install.

[@MikeCatrone]

Very powerful tools considering the resources available!

[@toddhagist8395]

I just can't wait till Sundays for the upload. You make my week!

[@LPFan4]

I like the minimalism of this setup!

[@Supernaut2000]

Wonderful! No need to buy a high end PC for all this editing. Shows you how much bloatware and unnecessary code is included with retail O/S. And hardware vendors equally add their baggage, all for a price! Thank you for showing the lighter pathway to computing!

[@gespensttype-r68]

I've been daily driving this system for a few years now, and it has been stellar for my purposes. I have Windows 10 as well, but haven't really felt the need to swap in between the two for the most part. It helps that I'm on a low ed CPU as well, which Linux is far friendlier to.

[@lionelreesable]

Thank you for another informative video. It is good to have all necessary tools in a central location. Best wishes.

[@AE-dt4we]

That is awesome for CCTV forensic experts can use a bootable distro for analysis!

[@supremelawfirm]

But ... BUT ... Chris, over here "across the pond" we don't speak "UK English". p.s. You're looking very healthy after the little problem you disclosed last year. Please STAY HEALTHY cuz (

[@CFWhitman]

You need an apostrophe to make that proper USA English ('cuz). :-)

[@paulfontaine7819]

Nice to see we don't need a top range PC to do intensive stuff.

[@davebrzeski]

I can't deny that this has me quite exited. I noted that Ubunto Studio includes Scribus, the desktop publishing package we use a lot, and which I just installed on Raspberry Pi OS. I was interested to see that Linux regards Scribus as a graphics package, whereas I would have put it in the Office section; not that it matters, as long as I know where to find it. Ubunto Studio also has a lot of stuff I don't presently use, but I'd love to have it available, so this will definitely go on my next desktop PC. You mentioned on a previous video - I forget which one - that the best way to contact you, & guarantee you'll see it, is in a comment on a video. I tried this the other day, but as I had a specific suggestion, I looked for the most relevant video to comment on. This video was quite old old, and as I feared, you probably never saw the comment, so I'll repeat it here... The one thing I need to work out how to do on the Pi4b, is how to get it to talk to my Windows 10 LAN. I have a number of external HDDs connected to a Windows computer, and I need to work out how to access them in Raspberry Pi OS, plus I need access to the external drive, which is connected to the Pi on my Windows computers. I understand that, if I want to boot up the Pi with access to the most relevant Windows HDD, I need something with the unpleasant sounding name of fstab. OK, I know full well that I can work this out for myself, but I thought it might make for an interesting video. On a related subject, I just re-watched your video on Linux distros, for an old Eee PC, and I'd love to see an update. A recent search uncovered something called Leeenux Linux, which you hadn't mentioned. I have an old Eee PC 1000HE, which I'd quite like to make useful again. I'm curious, did Linux Mint switch to a different base Linux version at some point? I remember that you can't run Mint on the Eee PC, but I found some old videos by people who actually did just that - with Linux Mint 13 (if I remember correctly).

[@TheDuke1231]

Excellent video Chris, really shows that you don't need expensive hardware or proprietary software to be creative. P.s. Try the desktop cube, that has to be one of my favourite features of Plasma.

[@MarksGoneWicked]

+1 for KDE. I definitely need to try this distro.

[@crism8868]

I didn't think of using inkscape for text, that's very clever!

[@elihernandez330]

There's just something so special about an early 2000 PC case. That's why I still kept my old Pentium 4 2001 HP case for when I completely redo it may have to modify it a bit but I'll do it but it's missing a plastic piece on top I'll have to find.

[@julianmortel560]

Thanks, always love your reviews, keep it up.

[@VideosfromNH]

Thanks for showing me another thing I wasn't aware existed. Saves me from installing generic Linux and searching for individual applications.

[@nutsnproud6932]

I'm watching on Ubuntu Studio :D I was surprised the video editor is as good as you demonstrated. I must try it now.

[@louistournas120]

What's the differnce between Ubuntu studio and Kubuntu if they both use KDE?

[@hirakchatterjee5240]

@@louistournas120 Kubuntu doesnt havd the extra packages built in. It has a smaller install footprint. Ubuntu studio is basically kubuntu with the extra stuff

[@Rockbobster]

Yes! I have been using Ubuntu Studio for years to produce content for my channel. I favor Openshot for video editing because it's very streamlined and allows a quick workflow.

[@KowboyUSA]

Love having a good sound mixer on a computer.

[@TopHatCentury]

Ubuntu Studio looks pretty cool as a creative Linux distro. The UI looks more modern and the software suite helps to reflect the experience. The GUI is entirely different than Fedora and the layout has a quality appearance that I rarely saw when working with a few Linux distros. I will definitely give this distro a try when I get a chance to test it in a VM.

[@captainpotato76]

Yet another amazing video! This series is great and keep making awesome content!

[@ExplainingComputers]

Thanks! Will do!

[@mr.techie8565]

Great video, Chris! I have really enjoyed this old PC series. Keep up the good work! One thing I have noticed though is that your website is a little outdated. For example, the storage section doesn't even talk about SSDs AFAIK. Thanks for the content! I'm really looking forward to next Sunday :)

[@ExplainingComputers]

Thanks for this, and you are right -- I need to do a major re-write of the website. Unfortunately other matters are taking my time right now, but I do plan to spend some time on the website later in 2021.

[@Everytwo_]

I refreshed your channel like 2 times a second then I needed to go do some stuff and come back to see I missed the video :(

[@climjames]

just let the video run and set the auto play to off. Then move the progress bar back and let it play. Most of the time it works and you won't have to wait and watch the archive.

[@CTCTraining1]

Chris, you were getting very close to an M.C.Escher like situation, showing and creating the video simultaneously... you escaped just in time. 👍

[@علاويالاسدي-ي3ض]

You always post what I'm thinking of, I can't thank you enough ❤

[@duelingo8731]

Damn. The videos are getting better by the day!

[@russellbrooks3622]

I use a lot of these apps myself, but never used Ubuntu Studio. Thanks for showing us Hydrogen. Had to get that real quick.

[@Uniblab8]

Chris...I would dearly love to learn from you how you make your videos from start to finish. Yes you have shown this is small segments but I am so impressed with what you do and how you do it that I crave the knowledge. I actually know how to use a lot of the software you have shown (U-Studio and WIN software) but I'm too stupid to sort of do it all properly. I suppose the "slow drawn-out" process. The people in these comments know tons more than I do. Your videos, no matter what subject, are the highlight of my Sundays and my week. Be well and keep 'em coming.

[@anthonymccarthy4164]

Just when I'd sworn off of trying another distro you show me one I really have to try. Wish I could convince my Mac addicted niece to try this one. I agree about the absurdly narrow scroll bars, I think young people with perfect eyesight and hands must have figured that was a good idea.

[@Reziac]

I use Plastik for my window decorations and that helps (also gives me bigger window controls). But yes, that really needs to be a convenient user setting, not something buried in the bowels.

[@plica06]

@Anthony... Check in with those young people in twenty years time, their eyesight and joints, and they might not agree those narrow scroll bars were such a good idea.

[@Reziac]

@@plica06 Oh yeah... and the one-pixel accuracy required to click the default window controls... evidently designed for Little Teeny Eyes. people.well.com/user/bubbles/LilTEyes.txt [Note the date... it's not a new problem...]

[@Plons0Nard]

All this fiddling with real time, Slartibartfast is not amused 😁👍🤝🇳🇱 Very interesting distro. Thanks 👍

[@ExplainingComputers]

Extra points this reference! :)

[@brianwood5220]

Looks like a distro i'll have to investigate. Thanks Christopher.

[@srtcsb]

This is a very good looking distro. I like the creative focus also. I'm going to get this on a thumb drive and play around with the 'live' version. I don't know if it'll get me away from my beloved Linux Mint, but it's a good contender. Thanks for another great video.🙂

[@BoanergesTWELF12]

This sounds amazing to use on a such a stable CPU

[@BilisNegra]

Stable? Guess you meant something else like "humble" "inexpensive" or "low range", didn't you?

[@BoanergesTWELF12]

@@BilisNegra more like a dual core is theoretically the most stable, pentium gold is no exception, I'm looking at linux mint kind of stable

[@thabophadi]

I also wobble like a wobbly window after having a dose of Explaining Computers

[@markdonnelly1913]

Another wonderful episode. It does highlight that quality software, which does all you need, is available at a price that everyone can enjoy.

[@williamhorton9763]

I'm always glad when a new EC video drops, but I'm also always a bit depressed when Professor Barnatt says, "That's it for another video...". I'm thinking that's where the thumbs-down are coming from. They are from people who are depressed that the video is over and deal with it in a spiteful way.

[@AJBonnema]

Thank you for this video. If one thing is clear, it is that the result does not show the amount of work that goes into making a video. It made me wonder how much time it takes. I can't imagine you doing a job besides your youtube videos. ;-)

[@ExplainingComputers]

Thanks for this. My videos take on average 40 to 50 hours from pre-production to completion and upload. These days I am largely a full-time KZbinr. :)

[@robertlock5501]

Surprised to see Konqueror wasn't installed out of the box -- but looking at the wikipedia page I'm happy to report that it does appear to be in active development. It's a close race between MATE and KDE as my favorite desktops - glad to see KDE is still looking sharp and useful.

[@MicrobyteAlan]

Okay thanks, great video. This looks like the version of Ubuntu I’ve been looking for. (I’m the viewer formerly known as Microbyte VAX11/780) I thought I’d go a little Boolean and aeronautical at the same time. Cheers

[@drsmith3411]

Yes! .. I'm going to put this on my R pi 8G to give it a try.

[@capritsuno]

Great video. I should check out this distro again, haven't looked at it in years. Mypaint is great for drawing too!

[@fetus2280]

This is Exactly like what i am looking for !! I wanted something thats Not windows based first and foremost that has Good Midi capabilities, so i Will For Sure be trying this out as soon as the Torrent (option for download from their website) finishes and get installing on one of my dedicated systems,m i have one setup with Midi Controllers and ready to go, i just wanted something Different and something that isnt Windows, i certainly hope this hits the spot :) ... Thank you good Sir . Cheers . P.S More Cowbell !!

[@johnrogers-thorn6504]

Yes, just bought an Arturia Keylab Essentials 61, this distro will be great with midi controllers as you suggest.

[@fetus2280]

@@johnrogers-thorn6504 Nice ! My hope for this is not having to spend time fixing a Delay thats plagued Midi controllers and interfaces forever , somewhat simple and does things fairly well . If i have time ill be testing it out today, if not tomorrow . Cheers

[@Antonio-fl3nr]

Didn't know this distro, but it is really good. The lesson today is: We can do a lot of creative work on budget hardware running open source software. No need for expensive things to get started. Thanks a lot, Chris.